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I’m pleased to see that the dog bin on Albany Road now has a new lid after I reported it to Island Roads (pictured below). A resident has pointed out that the old bus stop on Parkhurst Road had a litter bin, but the new one doesn’t. I’ve taken this up with Island Roads. UPDATE: Island Roads have said they will be installing a bin at the new bus stop.

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The Isle of Wight Council has now confirmed it has reached agreement with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) which will allow the council to make improvements on the prison estates. Since my election in 2017, I have worked with residents to lobby the Ministry of Justice as the estates had deteriorated for over twenty years. For example, in some roads, no streetlights work and there are bad potholes in many roads and pavements. We had made some progress ourselves in lobbying the MOJ. For example, a number of streetlights were repaired and replaced last year. So I am very pleased that discussions between the Ministry of Justice and the council has led to this agreement as, hopefully, it will take…

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I’ve reported this litter in Heytesbury Road and Hunnyhill which I spotted this morning as I walked into town. I did this via Island Roads’ ‘Report it online’ page on their website. It’s easy to do and I encourage residents to use it. Island Roads even rang me up within ten minutes to confirm the locations. Litter is an ongoing problem in the area. It’s not helped by the strong winds we get which blow bins over, and spreading the contents widely.

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On one of my recent daily walks I noticed these noisy ironworks in Parkhurst Road, near the junction with Partridge Road. They’ve come loose before and with lots of traffic going over them the rattling is annoying to residents, especially over night. I reported to Island Roads and they’ve confirmed that work will be done to re-seat the cover.

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I noticed – and a couple of residents also brought to my attention – this patch of water emerging from the surface of Worsley Road. I reported to Southern Water who were on site today. Hopefully they’ll find the cause and it won’t be too difficult to fix.

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